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The impact of GenAI on procurement
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Study shows geoengineeering could increase infectious disease burden in the Global South
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Education notebooks see strong decline in Q1 22 against high 2021 figures
The volume of notebook sales in the education sector across Europe has declined sharply in the first 11 weeks of the year, although it remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to Context. The latest four-week rolling average figures for unit sales versus a...
New UN targets chart path to universal meaningful connectivity
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LinkedIn the brand most imitated for phishing
Social media network LinkedIn was the brand most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials during January, February and March. This is according to the Brand Phishing Report for Q1 2022 by...
1m apps purged from Google Play Store
A tradingplatforms.com analysis shows there are fewer applications in Google's Play Store today than four years ago. The site presented data showing that the store's app numbers had fallen by a million. Google Play Store hosted 2 591 578 applications by March this...
Young African leaders join WEF forum
The world's most driven researchers, innovative entrepreneurs, activists and promising political leaders between the ages of 30 and 40 are joining the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders Class of 2022. The Forum of Young Global Leaders was founded in 2005 by...
Stewart van Graan to act as Altron chief executive
Stewart van Graan has been appointed as the executive chairman and acting chief executive of Altron effective from 1 July 2022 until 30 September 2022. Mteto Nyati has stepped down from the position of chief executive effective 30 June 2022, having completed his...
Intel partners to produce qubits at scale
Researchers at Intel and QuTech, an advanced quantum computing research centre consisting of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), have successfully created the first silicon qubits at...
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Businesses need backup, recovery
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